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Identify the rule, formula, or decision criterion before reading the answer choices. CFA Level I distractors often use the right vocabulary with the wrong condition.
Fixed Income
Convexity practice questions
Convexity is part of CFA Level I Fixed Income. Fixed Income questions focus on bond cash flows, yield measures, duration, convexity, credit risk, securitization, and curve interpretation. Use this page to review the controlling ideas, then work through 1 question with answer explanations and common traps.
Review the worked explanations before moving into adaptive practice. The app version can mix this topic with due reviews and weak related concepts.
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Work each item under time pressure, then compare your reasoning with the step-by-step explanation and key takeaway.
Review signal
Missed questions should become scheduled reviews when the error comes from a concept gap, formula setup, or answer-choice trap.
Fixed Income
Convexity
A bond has modified duration of 6.80 and convexity of 58.0. If its yield rises by 75 bps, the approximate percentage price change is closest to:
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